The world No. 3 pole vaulter cleared 6.00m on his first attempt to capture the gold medal and edge Americans KC Lightfoot and two-time world champion Sam Kendricks, who settled for silver and bronze, respectively. ManilaBulletin READ:
EJ Obiena bolstered his bid for a slot in the 2024 Paris Olympics after resetting his national and Asian outdoor records in the Sparebanken Vest Bergen Jump Challenge in Norway Saturday, June 10.The world No. 3 pole vaulter cleared 6.00m on his first attempt to capture the gold medal and edge Americans KC Lightfoot and two-time world champion Sam Kendricks, who settled for silver and bronze, respectively.
Obiena and Lightfoot actually registered the same height but the 27-year-old Tondo native clinched the gold via countback.Obiena's feat shattered his national and Asian mark of 5.94m in 2022 where he clinched the historic bronze medal in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.pole vaulter to clear at least 6.
This was the second outdoor tournament for Obiena since winning the gold medal, also in record-breaking fashion, at the 32He was coming off a bronze-medal finish at the 5Obiena is gearing up to earn another shot at the Olympics when the qualification period starts on July 1. The entry standard to make it to the Paris Games is 5.82m.
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